Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
Waterford, Ireland
OVERVIEW:
Reporting to the Director of Global Operations FP&A, the role supports our Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Distribution activities. Based in Ireland but with a global focus, it provides the opportunity to be involved in financial management, strategic level evaluations and decision making.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Support operations budgeting and forecasting, generating accurate and timely monthly financial results reporting and analysis.
Develop financial models and analysis to evaluate strategic initiatives and provide support for Senior Management decision making.
Partner with Product Development teams in co-operation with factory-based FP&A colleagues, providing financial insights, cost, and payback analysis related to new product initiatives.
Improve the transparency and understanding of factory & product cost structures across the organization.
Manage global cost of poor quality (COPQ) data gathering, consolidation and analysis.
Assist in the ERP migration to SAP S4 Hana.
Participate in monthly factory operations reviews and the continuous improvement of consolidated reporting.
Manage the capital expenditure process for operations, including supporting the evaluation of capital investments, consolidating information across locations, and planning, reporting, and forecasting the results.
Assist our factory and supply chain teams in the evaluation and communication of cost improvement projects. Develop and implement a global standard approach.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Qualified Management accountant or BA/BS in Finance/Accounting, or related field required.
10+ years of post-qualification financial and operational experience including time in a large or mid-sized manufacturing and distribution environment.
Initiative-taker and motivated to drive improvements. Takes a proactive approach to setting and achieving goals and communicating progress and findings.
Strong strategic thinking skills and ability to see the big picture.
Proven partnership capabilities and ability to influence cross-functionally.
Effective communication and presentation skills.
Strong financial modeling, numerical, ERP systems & Excel experience.
Working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, Business Intelligence tools and visualization tools such as Tableau & Power BI highly desirable.
Experience implementing and improving business processes.
Ability to travel internationally occasionally, approxamitaley 4-6 times per year